Azerbaijan in figures
Back to AzerbaijanAzerbaijan's real output grew 28.0% in 2005, 34.5% in 2006 and 25.5% in 2007, when industry and construction made up 66.2% of GDP. The current account reached a surplus of 33.7% of GDP in 2008, and the government ran surpluses in most years, with debt as low as 3.2% of GDP in 2008. Since 2015 growth has stayed below 6%, and it was 1.4% in 2025.
GDP
$75.9 bn
2025
from $5.3 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$7 411
2025
from $655 in 2000
Real growth
1.4%
2025
from 11.1% in 2000
Inflation
5.6%
2025
from 1.8% in 2000
Unemployment
5.5%
2025
from 11.8% in 2000
Government debt
20.1%of GDP
2025
from 13.1% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Azerbaijan's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Growth ran near 10% a year from 2000 to 2004 before the surge of 2005 to 2007. It slowed to 4.8% by 2010, and output shrank in 2011, 2016 and 2020, by 4.2% in the last. In current dollars GDP rose from $5.3 billion in 2000 to $75.2 billion in 2014, fell to $37.9 billion in 2016 and reached $78.8 billion in 2022; it was $75.9 billion in 2025. The IMF projected growth of 2.2% for 2026 and 2.5% a year from 2027, well below the pace of 2005 to 2007. Industry and construction produced 42.5% of GDP in 2000, 66.2% in 2007 and 39.5% in 2025. Services moved the opposite way, from 21.8% in 2007 to 45.3% in 2025. Agriculture, forestry and fishing fell from 16.1% of GDP in 2000 to 5.9% in 2025. Manufacturing stayed small, at 6.0% in 2025.
$75.9 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $75.9 bn |
| 2024 | $74.4 bn |
| 2023 | $72.4 bn |
| 2022 | $78.8 bn |
| 2021 | $54.8 bn |
| 2020 | $42.7 bn |
| 2019 | $48.2 bn |
| 2018 | $47.1 bn |
| 2017 | $40.9 bn |
| 2016 | $37.9 bn |
| 2015 | $53.1 bn |
| 2014 | $75.2 bn |
| 2013 | $74.2 bn |
| 2012 | $69.7 bn |
| 2011 | $66.0 bn |
| 2010 | $52.9 bn |
| 2009 | $44.3 bn |
| 2008 | $48.9 bn |
| 2007 | $33.0 bn |
| 2006 | $21.0 bn |
| 2005 | $13.2 bn |
| 2004 | $8.7 bn |
| 2003 | $7.3 bn |
| 2002 | $6.2 bn |
| 2001 | $5.7 bn |
| 2000 | $5.3 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
1.4%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2025 | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% |
| 2020 | −4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% |
| 2016 | −3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% |
| 2011 | −1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4% |
| 2008 | 10.6% |
| 2007 | 25.5% |
| 2006 | 34.5% |
| 2005 | 28.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% |
| 2003 | 10.2% |
| 2002 | 9.4% |
| 2001 | 9.9% |
| 2000 | 11.1% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$7 4112025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7 411 | $26 113 |
| 2024 | $7 295 | $25 146 |
| 2023 | $7 133 | $23 671 |
| 2022 | $7 771 | $22 549 |
| 2021 | $5 408 | $20 111 |
| 2020 | $4 230 | $15 164 |
| 2019 | $4 806 | $16 675 |
| 2018 | $4 740 | $15 283 |
| 2017 | $4 147 | $14 316 |
| 2016 | $3 881 | $14 536 |
| 2015 | $5 501 | $15 075 |
| 2014 | $7 891 | $17 564 |
| 2013 | $7 875 | $17 268 |
| 2012 | $7 496 | $15 994 |
| 2011 | $7 190 | $14 805 |
| 2010 | $5 844 | $14 930 |
| 2009 | $4 950 | $14 246 |
| 2008 | $5 574 | $13 217 |
| 2007 | $3 851 | $11 974 |
| 2006 | $2 473 | $9 398 |
| 2005 | $1 578 | $6 855 |
| 2004 | $1 045 | $5 248 |
| 2003 | $884 | $4 718 |
| 2002 | $763 | $4 230 |
| 2001 | $704 | $3 835 |
| 2000 | $655 | $3 439 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Prices rose 16.7% in 2007 and 20.9% in 2008, and after a quiet spell they jumped 12.4% in 2016 and 12.9% in 2017. A third spike came in 2022, at 13.8%. Inflation was 5.6% in 2025 and the IMF projected 6.0% for 2026. Unemployment fell from 11.8% in 2000 to 4.9% in 2014 and has stayed near 5% since, at 5.5% in 2025, apart from 7.2% in 2020.
5.6%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 4.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | 5.1% |
| 2026 (projection) | 6.0% |
| 2025 | 5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 13.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.9% |
| 2016 | 12.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.9% |
| 2007 | 16.7% |
| 2006 | 8.3% |
| 2005 | 9.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.8% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
5.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.5% | 13.1% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | 13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | 13.6% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | 14.7% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | 15.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | 11.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 11.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 12.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | 13.4% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | 13.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | 14.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | 14.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | 14.6% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | 13.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | 13.7% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | 13.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | 14.7% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | 15.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | 18.2% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | 19.0% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | 22.1% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | 22.1% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports reached 68.1% of GDP in 2007, from 40.2% in 2000, and were 43.0% in 2025. Imports took the opposite course: 72.7% of GDP in 2004, 20.7% in 2010 and 36.8% in 2025. The current account swung from a deficit of 29.8% of GDP in 2004 to a surplus of 33.7% in 2008, and showed a surplus of 4.6% in 2025. Foreign direct investment equalled 55.1% of GDP in 2003 and 0.5% in 2025.
43.0%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.0% | 36.8% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | 36.7% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | 34.5% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | 29.8% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | 36.4% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | 36.8% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | 37.6% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | 41.9% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | 34.8% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | 26.2% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | 26.3% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | 25.3% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | 24.1% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | 20.7% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | 23.1% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | 23.5% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | 28.5% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | 38.8% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | 52.9% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | 72.7% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | 65.5% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | 50.0% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | 37.3% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | 38.4% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
4.6%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% |
| 2023 | 11.5% |
| 2022 | 29.8% |
| 2021 | 15.0% |
| 2020 | −0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% |
| 2016 | −3.6% |
| 2015 | −0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% |
| 2011 | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 23.0% |
| 2008 | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 27.3% |
| 2006 | 17.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | −29.8% |
| 2003 | −27.8% |
| 2002 | −12.3% |
| 2001 | −0.9% |
| 2000 | −3.2% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
0.5%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | −5.7% |
| 2021 | −3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 11.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% |
| 2014 | 5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% |
| 2011 | 6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.2% |
| 2007 | 13.9% |
| 2006 | 21.4% |
| 2005 | 33.8% |
| 2004 | 54.4% |
| 2003 | 55.1% |
| 2002 | 32.5% |
| 2001 | 14.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
The government lent more than it borrowed in every year but 2015 to 2017 and 2020, by the IMF's figures: a surplus of 21.8% of GDP in 2001, 17.2% in 2008 and 2.6% in 2025. From 13.1% of GDP in 2000, debt shrank to 3.2% in 2008, then rose to 26.3% in 2021; it was 20.1% in 2025. The IMF projected small deficits from 2028 and debt near 20.0% to 2031. In 2024 tax revenue came to 17.3% of GDP.
20.1%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 20.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 20.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 19.9% |
| 2028 (projection) | 19.9% |
| 2027 (projection) | 20.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | 20.0% |
| 2025 | 20.1% |
| 2024 | 21.6% |
| 2023 | 21.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% |
| 2021 | 26.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3% |
| 2019 | 17.7% |
| 2018 | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 22.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% |
| 2015 | 18.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% |
| 2004 | 9.7% |
| 2003 | 10.7% |
| 2002 | 11.9% |
| 2001 | 13.0% |
| 2000 | 13.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
2.6%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −0.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | −0.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | −0.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | −0.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 0.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6% |
| 2024 | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 7.9% |
| 2022 | 6.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% |
| 2020 | −6.4% |
| 2019 | 9.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% |
| 2017 | −1.3% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2015 | −4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% |
| 2008 | 17.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% |
| 2001 | 21.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
17.3%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.3% |
| 2023 | 17.8% |
| 2022 | 15.4% |
| 2021 | 13.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% |
| 2019 | 14.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% |
| 2017 | 13.1% |
| 2016 | 14.5% |
| 2015 | 15.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% |
| 2013 | 13.4% |
| 2012 | 12.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2% |
| 2010 | 12.2% |
| 2009 | 14.1% |
| 2008 | 16.4% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Azerbaijan
The World Bank counted 8,048,600 people in 2000 and 10,246,996 in 2025, a rise in every year. The fastest population growth, 2.1%, came in 2008. Net migration was positive in most years but took away 37,559 people in 2018 and 84,122 in 2023. Children under 15 fell from 30.3% of the population in 2000 to 21.2% in 2025, and women had 1.43 children on average in 2024, against 2.00 in 2000. Life expectancy rose from 65.4 years to 74.6 between 2000 and 2024.
10.25 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.25 m |
| 2024 | 10.20 m |
| 2023 | 10.15 m |
| 2022 | 10.14 m |
| 2021 | 10.14 m |
| 2020 | 10.09 m |
| 2019 | 10.02 m |
| 2018 | 9.94 m |
| 2017 | 9.85 m |
| 2016 | 9.76 m |
| 2015 | 9.65 m |
| 2014 | 9.54 m |
| 2013 | 9.42 m |
| 2012 | 9.30 m |
| 2011 | 9.17 m |
| 2010 | 9.05 m |
| 2009 | 8.95 m |
| 2008 | 8.76 m |
| 2007 | 8.58 m |
| 2006 | 8.48 m |
| 2005 | 8.39 m |
| 2004 | 8.31 m |
| 2003 | 8.23 m |
| 2002 | 8.17 m |
| 2001 | 8.11 m |
| 2000 | 8.05 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.2% | 69.6% | 9.2% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | 69.6% | 8.6% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | 69.7% | 8.0% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | 69.7% | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | 69.7% | 7.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | 69.7% | 6.9% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | 69.8% | 6.6% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | 69.9% | 6.4% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | 69.9% | 6.1% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | 70.3% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | 70.8% | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | 71.2% | 5.7% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | 71.7% | 5.7% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | 72.0% | 5.7% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | 72.1% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | 71.8% | 5.9% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | 71.2% | 6.1% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | 70.5% | 6.3% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | 69.7% | 6.5% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | 69.0% | 6.6% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | 68.3% | 6.6% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | 67.5% | 6.5% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | 66.8% | 6.3% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | 65.9% | 6.0% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | 65.0% | 5.8% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | 64.1% | 5.5% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.432024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.43 |
| 2023 | 1.55 |
| 2022 | 1.67 |
| 2021 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | 1.70 |
| 2019 | 1.81 |
| 2018 | 1.73 |
| 2017 | 1.75 |
| 2016 | 1.90 |
| 2015 | 1.94 |
| 2014 | 1.97 |
| 2013 | 1.98 |
| 2012 | 2.00 |
| 2011 | 1.96 |
| 2010 | 1.92 |
| 2009 | 1.82 |
| 2008 | 1.90 |
| 2007 | 1.97 |
| 2006 | 1.97 |
| 2005 | 2.00 |
| 2004 | 2.05 |
| 2003 | 1.90 |
| 2002 | 1.80 |
| 2001 | 1.80 |
| 2000 | 2.00 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
74.6 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.6 years |
| 2023 | 74.4 years |
| 2022 | 74.1 years |
| 2021 | 71.0 years |
| 2020 | 70.3 years |
| 2019 | 73.3 years |
| 2018 | 73.0 years |
| 2017 | 72.7 years |
| 2016 | 72.6 years |
| 2015 | 72.3 years |
| 2014 | 71.9 years |
| 2013 | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 71.1 years |
| 2011 | 70.6 years |
| 2010 | 70.3 years |
| 2009 | 69.9 years |
| 2008 | 69.4 years |
| 2007 | 68.7 years |
| 2006 | 68.5 years |
| 2005 | 67.7 years |
| 2004 | 67.5 years |
| 2003 | 67.0 years |
| 2002 | 66.8 years |
| 2001 | 66.0 years |
| 2000 | 65.4 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
8 7312025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 17 112 people, in 2007.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 731 |
| 2024 | 10 864 |
| 2023 | −84 122 |
| 2022 | 9 086 |
| 2021 | 1 073 |
| 2020 | 1 073 |
| 2019 | 384 |
| 2018 | −37 559 |
| 2017 | −11 324 |
| 2016 | 4 671 |
| 2015 | 1 073 |
| 2014 | 1 073 |
| 2013 | 2 291 |
| 2012 | 1 986 |
| 2011 | 1 686 |
| 2010 | 1 373 |
| 2009 | 883 |
| 2008 | 15 047 |
| 2007 | 17 112 |
| 2006 | 16 909 |
| 2005 | 16 431 |
| 2004 | 13 486 |
| 2003 | 13 153 |
| 2002 | 15 068 |
| 2001 | 16 252 |
| 2000 | 15 938 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use spread from 0.1% of people in 2000 to 90.8% in 2025. Health took 4.3% of GDP in 2023, public education 3.7%. Measured inequality fell from a Gini of 36.5 in 2001 to 26.6 in 2005, the last reading.
4.3%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.8% |
| 2019 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
3.7%2023
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
90.8%2025
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 90.8% |
| 2024 | 90.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% |
| 2020 | 84.6% |
| 2019 | 81.1% |
| 2018 | 79.8% |
| 2017 | 79.0% |
| 2016 | 78.2% |
| 2015 | 77.0% |
| 2014 | 75.0% |
| 2013 | 73.0% |
| 2012 | 54.2% |
| 2011 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% |
| 2008 | 17.1% |
| 2007 | 14.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% |
| 2005 | 8.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
26.62005
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.6 |
| 2004 | 26.6 |
| 2003 | 26.8 |
| 2002 | 25.3 |
| 2001 | 36.5 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
58.6%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.6% |
| 2024 | 58.6% |
| 2023 | 58.5% |
| 2022 | 58.4% |
| 2021 | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 58.3% |
| 2019 | 58.1% |
| 2018 | 57.2% |
| 2017 | 56.4% |
| 2016 | 55.8% |
| 2015 | 55.2% |
| 2014 | 54.6% |
| 2013 | 54.2% |
| 2012 | 53.8% |
| 2011 | 53.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% |
| 2009 | 53.1% |
| 2008 | 53.1% |
| 2007 | 52.8% |
| 2006 | 52.6% |
| 2005 | 52.5% |
| 2004 | 52.3% |
| 2003 | 51.7% |
| 2002 | 51.2% |
| 2001 | 51.2% |
| 2000 | 51.1% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewables generated 18.4% of electricity in 2010 and 5.8% in 2021. They supplied 1.3% of final energy use in 2021. Per person, carbon dioxide emissions came to 3.8 tonnes in 2024. The forested share of land rose from 11.9% in 2000 to 14.1% in 2023.
5.8%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5% |
| 2019 | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% |
| 2017 | 8.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% |
| 2015 | 7.4% |
| 2014 | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% |
| 2011 | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% |
| 2009 | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 10.8% |
| 2006 | 10.3% |
| 2005 | 13.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% |
| 2002 | 10.8% |
| 2001 | 6.9% |
| 2000 | 8.2% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
1.3%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.1% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
3.8 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.8 t |
| 2023 | 4.1 t |
| 2022 | 3.9 t |
| 2021 | 3.7 t |
| 2020 | 3.5 t |
| 2019 | 3.7 t |
| 2018 | 3.5 t |
| 2017 | 3.5 t |
| 2016 | 3.5 t |
| 2015 | 3.6 t |
| 2014 | 3.6 t |
| 2013 | 3.5 t |
| 2012 | 3.5 t |
| 2011 | 3.2 t |
| 2010 | 2.9 t |
| 2009 | 3.1 t |
| 2008 | 3.7 t |
| 2007 | 3.4 t |
| 2006 | 3.8 t |
| 2005 | 3.7 t |
| 2004 | 3.5 t |
| 2003 | 3.6 t |
| 2002 | 3.4 t |
| 2001 | 3.4 t |
| 2000 | 3.6 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
14.1%2023
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% |
| 2021 | 13.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 13.4% |
| 2017 | 13.3% |
| 2016 | 13.2% |
| 2015 | 13.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9% |
| 2013 | 12.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% |
| 2009 | 12.4% |
| 2008 | 12.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% |
| 2005 | 12.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% |
| 2001 | 12.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Azerbaijan's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1991
- Government
- republic, semi-presidential system, unitary state
- Official languages
- Azerbaijani, Azerbaijani Sign Language
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +994
- Internet domain
- .az
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
Memberships
- 1991OICOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation
- 2001Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- 2009OTSOrganization of Turkic States
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Azerbaijan in figures
How big is Azerbaijan's GDP?
GDP reached $75.9 billion in 2025, the World Bank reports, just below the $78.8 billion of 2022. Per person that was $7,411 at market rates and $26,113 at purchasing power parity in 2025.
What was Azerbaijan's growth rate in 2025?
Azerbaijan's growth slowed to 1.4% in 2025 after 4.2% in 2024, on World Bank data. The IMF projected a modest pickup, to 2.2% for 2026 and 2.5% for 2027.
What was the inflation rate in Azerbaijan in 2025?
Inflation ran at 5.6% in 2025, the World Bank says, after 2.2% in 2024 and 13.8% in 2022. The IMF projected 6.0% for 2026, easing to 5.1% for 2027 and 4.0% a year from 2029 to 2031.
Does Azerbaijan run a budget surplus?
Azerbaijan's gross government debt was 20.1% of GDP in 2025 in the IMF's figures, and the budget closed 2025 with a surplus of 2.6% of GDP. Debt was as low as 3.2% in 2008 and as high as 26.3% in 2021; the IMF projected 20.2% for 2031.
How many people live in Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan's population was 10,246,996 in 2025 by the World Bank's reckoning, up from 8,048,600 in 2000.
What share of Azerbaijan's population is over 65?
Just 9.2% of Azerbaijan's population was 65 or older in 2025, and 21.2% was under 15, World Bank data show; the 2000 shares were 5.5% and 30.3%. A child born in 2024 could expect to live 74.6 years.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q227 · World Bank data · Europe